still

inmóvil, quieto

Que no se mueve, o que está muy tranquilo y silencioso.

En inglés sencillo: Not moving, or very calm and quiet.

• The air was still.
• Her hands stayed completely still.
• The lake looked still in the morning light.

Cómo se usa: keep still (Please keep still while I take the photo.)

Sinónimos: motionless, calm, quiet

Antónimos: moving

Expresiones frecuentes: keep still, still air, still water

sin gas

Se dice de una bebida que no contiene burbujas de gas.

En inglés sencillo: A drink with no bubbles of gas in it.

• I prefer still water.
• They serve both still and sparkling wines.
• Would you like a bottle of still mineral water?

Sinónimos: noncarbonated

Antónimos: sparkling

Expresiones frecuentes: still water, still wine

constante, continuo

Que sigue siendo igual con el paso del tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: Continuing with the same quality over time.

• Her still affection survived their years apart.
• His still devotion comforted her through every difficulty.
• They admired her still patience in troubled times.

Sinónimos: constant, continuing, lasting

Expresiones frecuentes: still devotion, still affection

todavía, aún

Indica que una situación que empezó antes continúa ahora.

En inglés sencillo: Used when a situation continues from an earlier time.

• I still live here.
• The window is still broken.
• Does your brother still work at the hospital?

Cómo se usa: still + verb (I still remember your first visit.); be + still + adjective (The shop is still open.)

Expresiones frecuentes: still waiting, still here, still available, still raining

sin embargo, aun así

Indica que algo ocurre pese a una dificultad o a un motivo para que no ocurra.

En inglés sencillo: Used when something happens despite a difficulty or a reason against it.

• It is expensive, but I still want it.
• She was tired but still finished the race.
• The room is small. Still, the view is lovely.

Cómo se usa: still, + clause (The journey was long. Still, we enjoyed it.)

Sinónimos: nevertheless, nonetheless, even so

Expresiones frecuentes: but still, still try

alambique

Aparato que calienta un líquido y enfría su vapor para recogerlo más puro o concentrado.

En inglés sencillo: Equipment that heats a liquid and collects its cooled vapor to make it purer or stronger.

• The whisky is made in a copper still.
• Steam rose from the old still.
• The distillery replaced its two largest stills.

Expresiones frecuentes: copper still, whisky still

silencio, calma

Un momento de profundo silencio y tranquilidad.

En inglés sencillo: A time of deep quiet and calm.

• A bell rang through the still of night.
• We listened in the still of the forest.
• Her footsteps broke the still of the dawn.

Cómo se usa: the still of something (A bird called in the still of the morning.)

Sinónimos: silence, quiet, calm

Expresiones frecuentes: the still, still of night

calmar, silenciar

Hacer que alguien o algo se vuelva más tranquilo o silencioso.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone or something calmer or quieter.

• She stilled the crying child.
• He breathed deeply to still his racing heart.
• The music stilled our fears for a moment.

Cómo se usa: still something (Her gentle voice stilled my fears.)

Sinónimos: calm, quiet, silence

Antónimos: agitate

Expresiones frecuentes: still something, still the noise